Wooden Trestle Table Slides

Overview

Add capacity for leaves up to 14" wide to your trestle style table for additional seating area with Trestle Table Slides. They provide level support and smooth extension for adding a leaf at each end of your table.

BEST ANSWER:These slides are for tables with breadboard ends. The slides are attached to the table body and the breadboard end. The breadboard can pull away from the table and a leaf can be placed in between the breadboard and the table body. The slides can then be closed around the leaf. Hope this helps..

Thanks, Ken. I know exactly what you mean. However, for the table I'm making, there won't be breadboard ends. I want to just pull out the slides and place the leaf on the slides. At the moment, I'm thinking of using wing bolts up from below to secure the leaf. That is, the bolt will come up through a hole I drill in the slide and continue into the underside of the leaf. No pins or holes in the table or leaf edges. I've never used these slides before, so I wonder if my solution is feasible.

BEST ANSWER:These slides are for tables with breadboard ends. The slides are attached to the table body and the breadboard end. The breadboard can pull away from the table and a leaf can be placed in between the breadboard and the table body. The slides can then be closed around the leaf. Hope this helps..

Thanks, Ken. I know exactly what you mean. However, for the table I'm making, there won't be breadboard ends. I want to just pull out the slides and place the leaf on the slides. At the moment, I'm thinking of using wing bolts up from below to secure the leaf. That is, the bolt will come up through a hole I drill in the slide and continue into the underside of the leaf. No pins or holes in the table or leaf edges. I've never used these slides before, so I wonder if my solution is feasible.

Thanks, Robert. My main question has to do with how to attach a leaf temporarily to the slides. The leaf would be stored either in a closet or perhaps beneath the top, as you describe. To deploy a leaf, I would pull out the slides and place the leaf on them. Then how would I secure the leaf in place?

My t able is40x8' harvest table. Each end is about 6" attached to two of the slides so a 12" leaf fits between the slidesdes. A board below the slides wit felt glued to it holds the leaf under t he table. Send an email VB if you want a picture

BEST ANSWER:6 screws attach the slides to the bottom of the stationary center portion of the table and to the expandable leaf. The guides then rely on their strength to stay up while expanded. I ended up adding a stabilizer under the table to give it extra strength

BEST ANSWER:6 screws attach the slides to the bottom of the stationary center portion of the table and to the expandable leaf. The guides then rely on their strength to stay up while expanded. I ended up adding a stabilizer under the table to give it extra strength

Reviews

I ordered a set of the trestle slides for a table I'm building and was suprised to see the poor quality and spindly design. They are way under built and not even the same so I sent them back and decided to make my own.

I used four of these (one pack) on my breadboard end harvest table. The table top is made of 1-3/4" hickory and the slides support 12" leaves of the same thickness hickory. Mine came with a dimensioned drawing and installation suggestions. They work great !

These are very nice slides for a trestle table that I am building. Though there was no installation instructions, it is pretty obvious how to install them. They seem well built and slide very nicely. Worth the money!